Legal Opinion
Bull v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 4, 2012No. 10-4339PublishedCited by 169 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.
After declaring a mistrial, the District Court dismissed Laureen Bull’s state-law employment discrimination case as a sanction for failing to produce originals of certain medical notes requested by United Parcel Service. Bull maintains that the District Court abused its discretion by ordering this sanction. We agree and will reverse and remand for retrial.
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Our review is fact-intensive. However, the basic contours of the case can be summarized as follows. Bull, a part-time employee since 1986, injured her neck and shoulder on the job in late December…
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